In October 2011, Ireland will be examined for the first time by other United Nations (UN) countries on our human rights record. This process is called the Universal Periodic Review or UPR. This is a new mechanism and is the first time that UN states direc

An Opera for Carlow is a community arts project creating a new opera with the people of Carlow, Ireland. Athena Media is following the project until its performance in May 2011 and creating monthly podcasts and a final radio documentary for RTÉ Lyric fm.